April 28, 2004
For very small values of "one-third"
More fun from the Minnesota House Taxes Committee: At today's hearing, Twins president Jerry Bell said that when the team offered to pay one-third of stadium costs, it didn't include infrastructure or environmental cleanup costs. The Twins' potential contribution, according to Bell: $120 million out of a total cost of $535 million (for those playing at home, that's about 22%), with about $80 million of that being paid out in installments. The AP story didn't report the look on committee chair Ron Abrams' face when Bell said this, but we can imagine.
Posted by Neil deMause
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